[bksvol-discuss] Re: Updated list of Fair-rated books
- From: "Shayla Key Parker" <shaylakey@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:11:43 -0500
Synopses might be useful to someone trying to figure out what they
might want to rescan.
By the way, on a different topic, I have a big stack of assorted used
and new books set to go to Bookshare whenever I can haul them to the
post office. They include the Dorothy Sayers books currently missing
from the collection and a lot of random science fiction (Robert
Charles Wilson's Axis, Ian MacDonald's River of Gods, and a few more I
can't currently remember).
On 11/29/08, Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm in the process of creating one by editing the list
> that can be found by putting Fair-rated books in
> Advanced Search. there are 1,236 Fair-rated books in
> the collection. I have the first 100 edited, by which
> I mean I've deleted everything but title, author &
> synopsis.
>
> Shayla, did you mean to say you think the synopsis is
> valuable or did you really mean what you said that you
> think the copyright date is useful information, too?
> Since these titles will be rescanned I wouldn't think
> the copyright date would be that useful--maybe there
> are revised or updated editions that would be more
> useful--but I am willing to include the copyright
> dates if they are desirable. It's no
> trouble--actually, keeping them in takes less time
> than deleting them. smile
>
> Cindy
>
> Gary, if you want me to send you my list of the first
> 100, I'll be happy to. I expect to add more in the
> next few days.
>
> Cindy Ro
>
> P.S. I haven't double-spaces the titles but I have
> asterisked them for easier navigation.
>
>
> --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Is there a list of fair books or a way to create
>> one?
>> Thanks.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: E.
>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 10:56 AM
>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Updated list of
>> Fair-rated books
>>
>>
>> I totally agree with the below message. Cleaning
>> up a truly awful
>> scan takes an incredible amount of validator time.
>>
>> Many of the "fair" books are in pretty bad shape.
>> Perhaps it makes
>> sense to clean up a "good" rated book but the
>> "fair" ones? Validators
>> may be fairly often able to just make them good.
>> Please re-scan
>> unless you find a "fair" book which was
>> missrepresented as being "fair".
>>
>> Each book put back on step 1 pretty much needs to
>> be judged by
>> somebody reading it in the end.
>>
>> E.
>>
>> At 04:38 AM 11/25/2008, you wrote:
>> >It's true that you would only have one person,
>> the validator,
>> >instead of two, the scanner and validator. But if
>> the book is of
>> >really low quality, it would almost certainly be
>> faster, and easier
>> >for the validator, if the book were to be
>> rescanned, particularly if
>> >it is rescanned by someone who knows how to use
>> their equipment and
>> >software to get the best quality scan. Then the
>> validator would have
>> >a much cleaner copy to start with. The rescanning
>> would add time,
>> >but I would bet that it would be more than made
>> up for by less
>> >cleanup work by the validator.
>> >
>> >Evan
>>
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>
> WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS
> AVAILABLE AT
> http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm
> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
>
> A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT
> http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
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